This Little Doohickey Has Changed My Life (And My Look!)

Fact: I love—LOVE—the look of a full set of falsies on my eyes. Another fact: I can't bring myself to pay upwards of $300 every six weeks for eyelash extensions. One more: I've never been a fan of spending 15 minutes on each eye trying to apply a band of lashes ever so perfectly. Seriously, it got to a point where I thought lengthening mascara would be my only viable option—until this minuscule miracule tool showed up on my desk.

See, before I'd struggle getting the band in place before the glue clumped and dried. Maybe I'm just all thumbs, but without the help of a makeup artist I couldn't ever get it right. That's where the amazing Ardell Pro Lash Applicator ($4.99) comes in play. Here's how it works:

-Take the clamp to hold the lashes while applying a thin line of glue. Allow it to dry for 45 seconds.

-Lower your chin and position the band just over your lash line to wiggle it into place. The curvy shape of the tool helps as well—the slope is akin to that of your lash line, so not much wiggling is needed. All you really have to do is just center it, gently press, and release!

-To set, take a Q-Tip to gently secure all four ends in place.

See? Easy-peasy. (Finally!) Oh, and my new favorite falsies? Liz Martins Elevation Lashes by Salon Systems ($15.45). See how thick they are in the middle before they taper off on the ends? So natural looking, yet still super flirty.